Education Superhighway

MARCH 19, 2019

Jojo Myers Campos is the state broadband development manager and has been working on the Nevada Connect Kids Initiative for the past two years. After years of research, Jojo and her team proposed solving the problem through community broadband upgrades – bringing together stakeholders across towns to build business cases for upgrades.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 24, 2019

It didn’t cover every classroom, and it used the 802.11n specification. Enhances Classroom Connectivity . It was in the midst of wiring high schools for APs in each classroom, part of a plan to provide Chromebooks for all students in grades 3 through 12. So they shifted focus to a new network. billion to $3.9 How E-Rate 2.0

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2022

To further the mission of closing the Digital Divide for students across the United States, each grant recipient will receive up to $25,000, which they may use for any combination of Kajeet Education Broadband solutions, including WiFi hotspots, school bus WiFi, LTE-embedded Chromebooks and routers.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 4, 2018

I mined their 2017 report for some details to guide our thinking on the digital divide with regard to education. Unless you’ve been living on the moon for the last decade you will also know that mobile is booming: the statistics bare this out with a 20% year-on-year increase in the uptake of mobile broadband (data) subscriptions.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2016

2017 is shaping up to be a big year of what-if’s. Additionally, educators and school leaders need further support in identifying the best technology solutions, effectively integrating edtech in the classroom, and ensuring edtech helps, not hinders, the development of social, collaboration and teamwork skills. What do you say?

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 18, 2017

We are proud to announce that EducationSuperHighway was selected by the San Francisco Business Times as a 2017 Tech and Innovation Award winner. The post San Francisco Business Times names EducationSuperHighway a 2017 Tech and Innovation Award winner appeared first on EducationSuperHighway.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Shawn Caine, who teaches technology at Panguitch High School in Garfield County, Utah, lets students who don’t have adequate home internet service get online in her classroom before and after school. And yet, reliable broadband is far from guaranteed in this region of towering plateaus, sagebrush valleys and steep canyons.

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Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 31, 2017

This catalyzed a sea change in the broadband available in America’s schools. The impact of E-rate modernization is most evident in the acceleration of the pace of upgrades in K-12 broadband networks. “We need to show the FCC and USAC how E-rate funds have made school broadband upgrades a reality for their students.

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

On November 3, 2017, California’s Governor Jerry Brown announced the California Broadband for Education Initiative , a collaboration between, the California Department of Education, the K-12 High Speed Network, and EducationSuperHighway. Research and outreach for technology and provider options.

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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2018

The groups also point out that the study, which the Every Student Succeeds Act mandated be sent to Congress by June 2017, “will help policy makers identify the best ways to ensure all students can connect with broadband services and be on a path for success after graduation.” “This is critical.”

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 21, 2017

Last May, EducationSuperHighway partnered with Darby School District to connect all students to high-speed broadband so they can take advantage of digital learning in school year 2017. We are happy to share that Darby students are now connected to digitally-rich classrooms.

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 14, 2019

With technology playing a pivotal role in creating incredible learning opportunities for America’s students, it’s vital that every classroom has the bandwidth needed to access media-rich educational tools and implement digital learning. 2 – Plan for your school districts broadband budget. Other blogs in this series.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Since 2017, investment has accelerated with $14 billion allocated, according to research firm HolonIQ. Broadband penetration in K-12 schools reached over 98 percent , while low-cost computing devices like Chromebooks have proliferated in classrooms. Schools spent a decade buying technology. Now they want it to work.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Back in late 2013, Barack Obama and the White House launched the ConnectED Initiative , an effort to bring almost $2 billion worth of high-quality broadband, technology and professional development to schools and districts across the U.S. The company is about 60% of the way there, and says it will continue to distribute licenses into 2017.

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eSchool News

MAY 10, 2017

Textbooks and blackboards have become a thing of the past in K-12 schools as educators collaborate with IT teams to shape a full digital core curriculum as part of their educational strategy for 2017 and beyond. billion in 2017. Next page: How schools are currently using E-Rate for digital success).

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 21, 2017

Last May, EducationSuperHighway partnered with Darby School District to connect all students to high-speed broadband so they can take advantage of digital learning in school year 2017. We are happy to share that Darby students are now connected to digitally-rich classrooms. Leveraged E-rate modernization.

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 23, 2017

Since the initiative launched, EducationSuperHighway and our state partners have focused our efforts on ensuring that every student in Massachusetts gets the bandwidth necessary to support digital learning in the classroom. Last year, EducationSuperHighway delivered a comprehensive report on school connectivity across Massachusetts.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 10, 2017

As you work to set your district’s students and teachers up for success in the 2017-2018 school year, now’s a great time to consider their digital learning opportunities. In today’s classrooms, basic Internet access is not enough. For school districts, preparation for the school year begins long before the first day of school.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 10, 2017

As you work to set your district’s students and teachers up for success in the 2017-2018 school year, now’s a great time to consider their digital learning opportunities. In today’s classrooms, basic Internet access is not enough. For school districts, preparation for the school year begins long before the first day of school.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2020

The seminal Coleman Report published in 1966 showed that student outcomes inside the classroom are predicated on their circumstances outside the classroom. These disparities have significant implications for children’s success within the classroom. Summer has always been a time when gaps get wider.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2024

A high school graduate could get a job paying $15 an hour — good money at the time — without ever setting foot in a college classroom, he said. In 2017, Perry County had the highest opioid abuse hospitalization rate in the nation. Others lack access to broadband internet or can’t afford it.

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Edthena

MARCH 26, 2021

Read more on Edutopia: Addressing Race and Racism Head-On in the Classroom. Some schools are creating bubbles around a particular classroom, and our MMWR article that was done in partnership with the Salt Lake County Schools did just that: They create cohorts for each classroom.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

According to a 2021 report from the think tank New America, 1 in 8 children from low-income families don’t have a computer at home, while 1 in 7 lack access to broadband internet. In 2017, he left teaching to work in education technology at Clever, a digital platform for schools. The homework gap isn’t new. for only a few weeks.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Common Sense Kids Action, the advocacy arm of Common Sense Media, and SETDA will work together this year and in 2016 and 2017 to encourage digital leaders to file applications for E-rate program funding. “It is essential that every child in our country be able seamlessly access digital resources. .

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The Student Access to Digital Learning Resources Outside the Classroom Report , by the Department of Education, identified the three main causes of digital inequity as access and cost of high speed broadband and the lack of understanding by school families as to the importance of internet to support their students’ education.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2020

Waterford.org initially launched a pilot program in Mississippi in 2017. The rural district has only one public preschool classroom. Almost a third of all homes in the county lack broadband access. The software also offers instructions in Spanish to support English language learners.

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 16, 2016

Leading education conference SXSWedu 2017 doesn't start until March 6 -- but long before then, the con's Panel Picker will help decide which sessions will be presented there. Equity * Access * Learning: Broadband 2.0. Community voting ends September 2, so please vote today. Practical Privacy and Security.

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

According to 2017 data from the Federal Communications Commission: 2 million students and 2.6 88% of our schools have robust Wi-Fi in their classrooms, leaving 10,000 schools still in need of upgrades. To see how your state is delivering on the promise to connect our nation’s students, read the full 2017 State of the States report.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 13, 2019

At the classroom level, modeling and encouraging innovation extend those digital equity conversations through reflection and reevaluation of best practices. It is also about opportunities that can be possible when students are introduced to innovative lessons and activities in the classroom. Honest Conversation. Professional Learning.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition). Tagged on: September 23, 2017 Lake Central again seeks state technology loan of $900k | NWI.com → Each school district is eligible to receive $100 per student as determined by the enrollment at the end of September. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition). Tagged on: September 23, 2017 Lake Central again seeks state technology loan of $900k | NWI.com → Each school district is eligible to receive $100 per student as determined by the enrollment at the end of September. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

A student in New York uses Google Docs on her classroom iPad to discuss themes in the class’s latest book with her group. classrooms. Technology has become a vital component of teaching and learning, and it is considered a classroom requirement to adequately prepare students for life after graduation. million bill to $3.15

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

With this “Real-World Learning” program, ChiTech joins a growing number of schools devoting big chunks of the year to internships, despite the perennial classroom time crunch. Related: In one state, students are ditching classrooms for jobs. Mixing term-time internships with classroom academics is not a brand-new idea.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

The 2017 Tubbs Fire caused evacuations and killed more than 20 people in the county. InspireNOLA also began trying to get teachers at all levels acquainted with the learning platform Google Classroom, which it had previously used for high school. That’s been a reality the last few years.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2018

She clicked on icons embedded in the virtual classroom to learn about energy-saving features such as LED lights and super-insulated exterior walls made of concrete-filled foam blocks. Basically, we walked into every classroom, counted the lights, checked to see what was plugged in, and looked for vampires.”.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 20, 2020

And while that makes her sad, it’s not what bothers her most after 34 years in the classroom. “My They told me they are often frustrated, longing for classroom interaction and eye-contact. Now, during morning meetings via Google classroom, Glick is the one being peppered with questions – and often she can’t answer them.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

We’d need to consider not just what technology products students are exposed to in the classroom, but also across the rest of their lives. It’s not like 40 years ago in the late 1970s when a single Apple II in the back of the classroom had explorers endlessly dying of dysentery on the Oregon Trail. Yes, teens.

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